Wilson v. Board of Education of Limestone-Walters School District No. 316

The plaintiff, Wilma Wilson, is a teacher in the Limestone-Waiters school district in Peoria County. She started as a full-time teacher in 1967 and later entered into contractual continued service commonly referred to as tenure. In 1974, the plaintiff agreed to accept a four-day-per-week part-time teaching position due to health problems.

The plaintiff continued as a part-time teacher for nine years, through the 1982-83 school year. In 1983, the plaintiff was informed that due to financial shortfalls, she would receive an honorable reduction in assignment from four days per week to two days…